Tottenham Hotspur’s preparations for the new season were dealt a blow after Kieran Trippier limped out of the 2-0 friendly victory over Juventus, with Mauricio Pochettino hopeful the defender will be fit for Sunday’s Premier League game at Newcastle. Nonetheless, Pochettino will not have appreciated the early scare when Chelsea target Sandro clattered into Trippier after only five minutes. Yet the sight of Trippier being replaced by his predecessor’s near-namesake Kyle Walker-Peters following another clash with Sandro put a severe dampener on an encouraging first half for Spurs. While the Juventus manager, Max Allegri, made four substitutions at the break, Pochettino opted against disrupting his side further. He was rewarded with a second goal after Alli’s quick feet bamboozled Claudio Marchisio and the England player slipped in Eriksen to round Buffon.

Source: The Guardian August 05, 2017 19:32 UTC